Ball striking mallet



Oct. 17, 1933. HQ$|ER 1,930,477

BALL S TRIKI NG MALLET Filed Aug. 3, 1932 Elmer E Hosz'er v @maufywuz lmPatented Oct. 17, 1933 stars hurrah than? rarest or ies.

1,930,477 BALL STRIKING MALLET "Elmerll. Hosier, Delaware Water Gap, Pa.Application August 3, 1932. Serial No. 627,379

1 Claim. lCl. 273-67) This invention relates to an improvement'in gameapparatus, andis particularly directed to an improvementin malletsdesigned for use in a modified form of the game of golf.

The game is played on a course similar to a golf course containingeighteen holes laid out with cups, fiags and tee marks in the samemanner as an ordinary golf course. The ball to be used in the game issubstantially '2 in diameter and is intended to be struck by the malletin the same manner as in a game of golf. The eighteen hole courseinvolved in the practice of this game is much smaller than an ordinarygolf course and preferably covers only about one acre. The malletforming the subject matter of this invention is designed so that theplayers may swing with a true golf stroke, but the head of the mallet isso designed as to retard the blow so that the ball will not be driven sofar in this game as it would be if the blow were delivered with the same-force by an ordinary golf club acting on an ordinary golf call.

The object of the present invention is to provide a game which can bepracticed with all the strokes commonly used in the game of golf; hut inwhich the ball and mallet are so modified from the usual golf ball andmallet that a much smaller course can be utilized playing the game;

and in which the mallet or club serves as a combination dri er, mashieand putter.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detaileddescription thereof proceeds.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper part of the mallet headconstituting the main element of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lower part of the same head;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 33 of Figure6;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line l-e ofFigure 5;

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the mallet; and

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the mallet.

Referring to the drawing, the head of the mallet is formed preferablyfrom a block of hard durable composition with just enough resilience togive life to the club. This block, which is designated generally by thereference numeral 1, is provided with an internally screwthreaded recess2 adapted to receive the externally screwthreaded end of a handle 3. Themallet head 1 is so constructed that one of its striking ends 4 extendsin a plane perpendicular to the ionlar resistance to the swing of thecluio'when the gitudinal axis of the block, while the other end 5 isdesigned foruse in making lofting or mashie strokes commonly used in thegame of golf. Theface extends perpendicular to the axis of the head andis circular in cross section, The face 4 is also provided with a seriesof recesses 6 toforlna friction surface desirable in strikin aball inthis particular game.

The end 5 is formed by cutting off the block at an angle to thelongitudinal axis of the block so that the ball may be lofted as thestroke is made. Th s end 5 is elliptical in outline and is contained ina plane which cuts the axis of the block an acute angle and is inclinedupwardly and rearwardly of the block with reference to the handle 3. V

It will be apparent from the drawing, that when the mallet is held inplaying position, the major axis 6 of the elliptical end 5 will becontained in a vertical plane and that in this position the axis of thehandle 3 forms an acute angle with the surface of the ground. Thelnallet head is therefore arranged with respect to the'handle 3 so thatthe plane which contains the major axis of the elliptical loftingsurface 5 forms'an acute angle with the handle 3 of the mallet.

To permit the mallet to be swung with all the force of the ordinary golfclub and at the same time to be so retarded during its swing as to limitthe distance to which-the club may drive the ball, the mallet head isprovided on its upper side with recesses 7 and 8 separated from eachother by a rib 9. These recesses 7 and 8 terminate in end walls 10 and11 which offer air resistance to the swing of the club in making alofting stroke.- The end walls 12 and 13 opposite the walls 10 and 11,respectively, offer a simiputtingend a is used.

The lower side of the mallet head 1 is provided with a pair of recessesi l and 15 extending throughout substantially the entire length of thehead and separated from each other by a rib 16. These'recesses l andl5serve the same purpose as the recess on the upper side of the mallethead; that is, they retard the swing of the mallet head while permittingthe player to swing with all the force commonly used in playing anordinary game of golf. The rib 16 constitutes a stiffening member'forconnecting the front and rear striking face of the'mallet head.

to prevent a digging in of the projecting end walls of the mallet headwhen making a stroke.

It will be evident from Figure 4 of the drawing that the ribs 9 and 16are diametrically opposite to each other in the mallet head and thatthese ribs 9 and 16 are formed integral with the laterally extendingribs 17 and 18, resulting from the recessing of the mallet head.

It will also be apparent from the disclosure in this case that I haveprovided a new form of mallet head particularly adapted for use inplaying a form of golf adapted to be played on a course laid outsimilarly to a golf course and so designed that the players may use allthe strokes commonly used in the game of golf and with full forceWithout requiring a course as large as the ordinary golf course.

The peculiar construction of the mallet or club used in this game isparticularly designed to have its wing-like cut outs or recesses act asa detergent or Wind resistant during a forceful drive.

It is also particularly conducive to the trueness of.

bining distance with accuracy. The driving end of the club permits theplayer to strike the ball with all his might, yet at the same timelimits the movements of the ball in accordance with the restricteddimensions of the course.

While I have described my invention as embodied in concrete form and asoperating in a specific manner in accordance with the provisions of thepatent statutes, it should be understood that I do not limit myinvention thereto, since various modifications thereof will suggestthemselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spiritof my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the annexed claim.

What I claim is: I

A croquet golf mallet comprising a head formed as a cylindrical blockhaving one end perpendicular to the axis of the block and the other endinclined to said axis to form an elliptical lofting face, a handleextending radially from said block at an acute angle to the planecontaining the axis of the block and the major axis-of the ellipticalface, said block being provided with air pocket recesses extendingparallel to the axis of the block. and forming stiffening ribs and alsoforming end walls to provide resistance to the air for retarding themovement of the head during a stroke.

ELMER E. HOSIER.

